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Shinasha language

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Region
  
ISO 639-3
  
bwo

Native speakers
  
38,000 (2007 census)

Glottolog
  
boro1277

Language family
  
Afro-AsiaticOmoticNorth OmoticGongaShinasha

Dialects
  
AmuruWemberaGamilaGuba

Shinasha, also known as Boro (Borna, Bworo) is a North Omotic language spoken in western Ethiopia by the Shinasha people. Its speakers live in scattered areas north of the Abay River: in the Dangur, Dibate and Wenbera districts, which are parts of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.

References

Shinasha language Wikipedia


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